Now, Olly, fill the cup with water, and we'll put five or six of the biggest in, and gather some leaves." "There, look! look! Aunt Emma," shouted Milly, when they had put the lilies and some fern leaves in the middle of the table.

"Haven't we made it beautiful ?" "That you have," said Aunt Emma, coming up with the kettle which had just boiled.

"Now for the tea, and then we're ready." "We never had such a nice tea as this before," said Olly, presently looking up from a piece of bread and butter which had kept him quiet for some time.

"It's nicer than having dinner at the railway station even." Aunt Emma and mother laughed; for it doesn't seem so delightful to grown-up people to have dinner at the railway station.
"Well, Olly," said mother, "I hope we shall often have tea out of doors while we are at Ravensnest." Milly shook her head.

"It'll rain, mother.